Buying horses to recruit troops

Buying horses to recruit troops

It's a Chinese idiom to buy a horse to recruit troops. The Pinyin is m ǎ im ǎ zh ā OJ ū n, which means to recruit a horse. It comes from Tang Xianzu's Peony Pavilion female thief of Ming Dynasty.

The origin of Idioms

Tang Xianzu's Peony Pavilion female thief in Ming Dynasty: "is there such a thing? Congratulations! Take this order and buy horses to recruit the army. "

Idiom usage

It refers to the expansion of the army.

Examples

Chapter 105 of Water Margin written by Shi Naian of Ming Dynasty: "they were separated in fangshanzhai and other places, erected the banner of recruiting troops, accumulated grass and grain, and plundered villages and towns far and near."